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Where does “clairalience” come from?

clairalience (English) comes from French clair, from Middle French cler, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

clairalience (English): the ability for a person to acquire psychic...

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  1. the ability for a person to acquire psychic...

Ancestry of “clairalience”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclairclear; light; clearly
2Middle Frenchclerbright, well-lit, not dark; clear
3Old Frenchclerbright, well-lit, not dark; clear
4Latinclārus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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